Background
Ellwood, Charles Abram was born on January 20, 1873 near Ogdensburg. Son of Gibson and Maria (Walrath) Ellwood.
Ellwood, Charles Abram was born on January 20, 1873 near Ogdensburg. Son of Gibson and Maria (Walrath) Ellwood.
He was graduated from Cornell University in 1896 and, after a year of graduate study at the University of Berlin, he went to the University of Chicago where he received his Ph.D. degree in 1899.
He was graduated from Cornell University in 1896 and, after a year of graduate study at the University of Berlin, he went to the University of Chicago where he received his Ph.D. degree in 1899. Between 1900 and 1930 he served as chairman of the department of sociology at the University of Missouri and between 1930 and 1944 held the same position at Duke University in North Carolina.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Sociological Society (president 1924). Member Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sociologie.
Member Masaryk Sociological Society (Czechoslovakia), Societe de Sociologie de Genève. Club: University.